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AHLA Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute February 1-3, 2017 CC. Behavioral Health: Patient Centered Compliance in a World of Pain Denise M. Hill Health Law Program Director, Visiting Associate Professor Drake University Law School Des Moines, IA Norma J. Hirsch Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Medicine, Medical Humanities and Bioethics Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine Des Moines, IA

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AHLA

Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute ● February 1-3, 2017  

         

CC. Behavioral Health: Patient Centered Compliance in a World of Pain Denise M. Hill Health Law Program Director, Visiting Associate Professor Drake University Law School Des Moines, IA Norma J. Hirsch Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Medicine, Medical Humanities and Bioethics Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine Des Moines, IA     

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Patient-Centered Compliance in a World of Pain

Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

1. A brief history of pain management and the paradigm shift towards use of opioids to treat chronic pain;

2.   A discussion of the practical challenges and far‐reaching clinical, legal and ethical consequences of providing inadequate pain care for patients who legitimately need opioids;

3.   An overview of the practical challenges and far‐reaching clinical, legal and ethical consequences of indiscriminate and over‐prescribing of opioids;

4.   A summary of recent legal and clinical developments in pain management and/or opioid prescribing; and

5. Practical strategies that hospitals and physicians can utilize to mitigate patient harm, manage risks, and ensure legal compliance.

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PAIN 101PAIN 101

• Complex

• Primary determinant of health

• Subjective Assessment

• Addictive behavior

• Complex

• Primary determinant of health

• Subjective Assessment

• Addictive behavior

"Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.”

International Association for the Study of Pain

“Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself.”

Dr. Albert Schweitzer, 1931

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An Important Pain DistinctionAn Important Pain Distinction

Acute Pain—Focus on Resolving Chronic Pain—Focus on Control/ADL

• Duration 3‐6 months +• Debilitating• Limits ADL• Persists After Healing Period

OR

• No Identifiable Source 

‐Low back pain after surgery‐Fibromyalgia

• Sudden Onset• Tissue Damage‐identifiable cause

• Biological Function• Short Duration w/ end point• Resolves when cause ends

‐Broken Bone Heals‐Diseased Tooth Removed

IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2011.  Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

Evolution: Pain Management & Control

Fate

Punishment

Fate

Punishment

Comfort to Injured Soldiers

Comfort to Injured Soldiers

Anesthesia & Morphine 

during surgery

Anesthesia & Morphine 

during surgery

Solution to ALL AilmentsSolution to ALL Ailments

Widespread

Addiction

Widespread

Addiction

Controlled Substances (CSA & DEA) 

Controlled Substances (CSA & DEA) 

(Meldrum, 2003; Sabatowski, Schafer, Kasper, Brunsch, & Radbruch, 2004). 

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Opiates Vs. Opioids

Opiates

Natural Alkaloids derived from the poppy seed—contains

opium

Examples: • Morphine• Codeine• Heroin• Opium

Opioids

Semi-synthetic or fully synthetic compounds that share some of the

chemical structures of opiates

Examples:• Oxycodone• Hydrocodone• Hydromorphone• Fentanyl • Methadone

I2 CFR 1300.01

2001Joint Commission Pain Initiative & Statement

1996American Pain Society—

Pain as the 5th Vital Sign 

2006CPT Pain Codes 

Change from anatomical sites of pain to type of pain

1977American Pain SocietyPublic call to  manage & 

reduce pain

PAIN MANAGEMENT PENDULEUM SHIFT PAIN MANAGEMENT PENDULEUM SHIFT 

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Pharmaceutical Industry Promotion of Opioids Pharmaceutical Industry Promotion of Opioids 

https://everettwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9016

Dueling HeadlinesDueling Headlines

New Opioid Limits Challenge the Most Pain‐Prone

Dr. Baldi, acquitted on all charges, wants to return to work

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Today’s Solution is Tomorrow’s Problem…Today’s Solution is Tomorrow’s Problem…

• Addiction to Prescription Opioid Medications

• Drug Diversion of Prescription

• Transition to Illegal Drugs/Addiction

• Public Health Crisis

Federal LawsFederal Laws

• Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016

• Ensuring Patient Access & Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016

• Improving Regulatory Transparency New Medical Therapies Act

• Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, Section 4305 

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State Opioid Prescription Statutes & RegulationsState Opioid Prescription Statutes & Regulations

Other Legal & Ethical Duties

Legal 

• CEUs/Training

• Licensure

• Duty to Treat/Not Over Treat

• Patient Abandonment

• Drug Monitoring Programs

• Civil & Criminal

• Payer Reimbursement (Requirements & Contracts)

• Facility Policies & Procedures

• Patient Bill of Rights

• Case Law

Ethical

• Autonomy

• Veracity• Best Interests• Duty to Treat• Standard of Care• Pain Management Statements

• Drug/Opioid Statements

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Clinical GuidelinesClinical Guidelines

1. Centers for Disease Control

2. Federation of State Medical Boards

3. American Pain Society

4. See Chart in Resources

1. Centers for Disease Control

2. Federation of State Medical Boards

3. American Pain Society

4. See Chart in Resources

A Role for Pain Scales?A Role for Pain Scales?

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ScreeningScreening

• Thorough history & physical examination

• Appraisal of previous non‐opioid treatment

• Psychological evaluation

• Urine drug testing

• Review of prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP)

• Thorough history & physical examination

• Appraisal of previous non‐opioid treatment

• Psychological evaluation

• Urine drug testing

• Review of prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP)

Informed Consent—Risks, Benefits & ResponsibilitiesInformed Consent—Risks, Benefits & Responsibilities

Informed Consent Pain Contracts

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Informed Consent—Alternatives? 

Acupuncture Biofeedback

Other Modalities

Pain Compliance Strategies: Physicians

• Licensing & Contractual Requirements

• Manage Patient Expectations—Focus on Self Management/Modalities

• Informed Consent—Communication Process

• Focus on Functional Goals Over Total Pain Relief

• Opioids on a Trial Basis

• Medication Choice

• Risk of Interactions

• Documentation

• Protect DEA number

• Monitoring

• Special Circumstances

• Adapted from Kirpalani, CDC Guidelines, FSMB

Key is Culture of Commitment, Training & Accountability

Key is Culture of Commitment, Training & Accountability

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Pain Compliance Strategies: Institutions

1. Documentation & EMR

2. Policies & Procedures (e.g. Opioid Limits in ED, visitor Diversion, check PMDP) 

3. Multidisciplinary Treatment Plan & Case Management

4. Access to Counseling & Patient Education Services

5. Operationalize Clinical Practice Guidelines, & Checklists

6. Compliance Hotline 

7. Embed into Code of Conduct, Compliance Plan/Program, Patient Rights & Satisfaction 

8. P4P & VBP

9. Audit & Monitoring

10. Physician Credentialing, Peer Review & Contracting

11. Payer & Other Contracts

12. Training Program

13. Naloxone Access & Policies

14. Interaction EMTALA, DEA, CSA, ACA & Other Laws

15. Joint Commission/Licensure

16. Hospital‐owned pharmacy, ambulances, hospice & home health

PAIN COMPLIANCE GOAL: Do the right thing for your patient

•Right Policies & Procedures

•Right Training

•Right Patient

•Right Treatment

•Right Time

•Right Follow Up

RIGHT PATIENT OUTCOME!RIGHT PATIENT OUTCOME!

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Scenario AScenario A

Scenario BScenario B

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ResourcesResources

• Clinical Guidelines• Screening Tool• Checklists• Websites

• Written Protocols, Policies & Procedures

• Training• Documentation

• Collaboration